Ryan's Top 10 of 2009

Top Ten of 09: James Cameron gave us his first movie in 12 years, J.J. Abrams rebooted the Star Trek franchise and Mike Tyson appeared in one of the funniest movies of the year. 2009 gave us many gems and unlike most years did not wait for the last month of the year to unleash them. Some of my favorite movies came out over the summer and early fall. Below I list my top 10 favorite films of 2009. As always I have included a second opinion as Jen is along side me for the nearly 70 movies I checked out this year (it would be no fun otherwise). Although there may not be a runaway favorite picture, it still proved to be a great year for cinema.

10. A Single Man

9. Star Trek (review)

8. In The Loop (review)

7. Where The Wild Things Are (review)

6. Fantastic Mr. Fox

5. Up In The Air

4. Avatar

3. 500 Days of Summer

2. Invictus

1. An Education

Jen's Top 10 of 2009

10. Crazy Heart

9. A Single Man

8. Precious

7. Fantasic Mr. Fox

6. Up In The Air

5. 500 Days of Summer

4. In Glorious Basterds (review)

3. Invictus

2. In The Loop

1. An Education

Youth In Revolt Review

Youth In Revolt: Michael Cera does play the same character we have come to know and love (awkward/nerdy), but he also pulls double duty as an alter ego that is a dangerous troublemaker. The awkward Nick Twisp (Cera) falls in love with a girl in another town while on vacation. His only way to get reunited with her is to somehow get kicked out of his mother's house. He would then have to live with his dad (played by Steve Buscemi) who has recently taken residency in the same town as his new love. To accomplish this feat he takes on the alter ego - Francois Dillinger. Francois supplies about 75% off all the film's humor. Without this change of character the film would have felt completely unoriginal. I felt the story as a whole felt a bit choppy, with a lot of scenes and smaller characters just thrown in for humor and not adding much to the plot. While some of the jokes are on the border of being stale, most still work rather well. I do not recommend going out to the theater to see this latest Cera fare, but when it comes to DVD - give it a spin!

Rythemovieguy's Rating: B-

If this movie had parents they would be: Fight Club & Rushmore

With a run time of 91 minutes

This film is rated R